Shipping & Receiving Laborer

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company's new website at: ~~~ .

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PRIMARY PURPOSE

This position is accountable for performing a wide range of shipping and receiving processes including incoming shipments of products, organize merchandise for delivery, and keep records regarding these transactions.

Monday - Friday 7am to 3:30pm

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment: Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.

• Determines method of shipment utilizing knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.

• Affixes shipping labels on packed cartons.

• Assembles wooden or cardboard containers or selects preassembled containers.

• Inserts items into containers, using spacers, fillers, and protective padding.

• Nails covers on wooden crates and binds containers with metal tape using a strapping machine

• Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages.

• Routes items to departments.

• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications

• Mark inventory items with proper item numbers using labeling equipment

• Life and move items/packages to the assigned location.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum education, job experience, certifications, skills, knowledge, and abilities that incumbent must typically have to perform the essential functions of the job acceptably with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Minimum of a high school education and one year of factory related experience in shipping and receiving preferred.

• Required to read and write English, follow verbal instructions, and use simple math.

• Read and comprehends simple instructions.

Specialized equipment used in this job

• Forklift

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world's toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles...people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.